Head for the hills: Virus clampdowns crush Swiss city hotels

[ad_1] LA TOUR-DE-PEILZ, Switzerland (Reuters) – For Frenchwoman Annick Weber, the Swiss shores of Lake Geneva were just the place for a getaway during the coronavirus pandemic. Eager for a…

Lebanon’s President Aoun vows to see through new PM nomination

[ad_1] By Samia Nakhoul, Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday he would fulfill his duty in designating a prime minister but put the onus…

French police clear migrant camp near national stadium

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French police on Tuesday cleared hundreds of migrants from an illegal camp next door to the French national sports stadium, the Stade de France, just north…

Violence erupts during Paris protest against Macron’s security law

[ad_1] By Michaela Cabrera, Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – Scores of hooded anarchists launched projectiles at riot police, smashed up shop fronts, torched cars and burned barricades during a demonstration…

Alongside Sisi, Macron says France will sell arms to Egypt irrespective of rights

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would not condition the sale of weapons to Egypt on human rights because he did not want to…

EU leaders deadlocked over COVID recovery plan after a day of haggling

[ad_1] By Gabriela Baczynska, Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders failed on Friday to make headway in negotiations over a massive stimulus plan to breathe life into economies ravaged…

Bahrain buries world’s longest serving prime minister

[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain on Friday buried Prince Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, the world’s longest serving prime minister, after his body returned from the United States where he…

Traumatised Vienna silent after gun rampage

[ad_1] VIENNA (Reuters) – Vienna’s streets lay eerily silent and empty under tight security on Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after four people were killed in a gun rampage…

Jay-Z, The Go-Gos among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Rapper Jay-Z, 1980s pop group The Go-Gos and rock band Foo Fighters were among first-time nominees announced on Wednesday for possible induction into the Rock & Roll…

Italy coronavirus deaths near 200 after biggest daily jump

[ad_1] By Crispian Balmer, Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has risen by 49 to 197, the Civil Protection Agency said…